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McCALL v. UNITED STATES

No. 10886.

191 F.2d 470 (1951)

McCALL v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 21, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Riordan, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

William L. Shea, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom George Morris Fay, U. S. Atty., and Joseph M. Howard and William S. McKinley, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before CLARK, WILBUR K. MILLER, and PROCTOR, Circuit Judges.

PROCTOR, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was found guilty by a jury of murder in the second degree. While testifying in support of a claim of self-defense, he stated, in response to a question by his attorney, that he had only been arrested once. However, questions on cross-examination disclosed four previous arrests, three for alleged acts of violence. None resulted in a trial. In argument the prosecutor, attacking the truth of defendant's testimony, made reference to the...

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